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29 04, 2021

U.S.-Style Google iPhone Privacy Case Viewed as a Landmark for UK Class Actions

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A proposed multi-billion pound British class action against Google, which alleges the internet giant secretly tracked millions of iPhone users, is not viable and should not be allowed to proceed, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. Antony White, a …

29 04, 2021

Chubb CEO Sees ‘Outstanding’ Q1 and Lots of Options for Growth Without Hartford

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Chubb reported sizable net income of $2.30 billion in the first quarter of 2021 versus $252 million for the prior year’s first quarter as the global insurer’s commercial property/casualty businesses continued to capitalize on favorable underwriting conditions with double-digit premium …

29 04, 2021

Automakers Support Guidelines for Advertising Partially Automated Vehicles

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DETROIT —The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using them. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation says its members support the …

29 04, 2021

Toyota Constructs a Sensor-Laden Entire City to Test Its Self-Driving Cars

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In late February, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda gathered with a handful of Shinto priests in a white tent at the foot of Mount Fuji. The group prayed — as is customary when embarking on new builds in Japan …

29 04, 2021

CDC Promises Speedier Approvals for Restarting U.S. Cruises

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Royal Caribbean Group said on Thursday it was aiming to restart its U.S. cruises in July after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new measures to speed up approvals, sending its shares up 2.5%. Late on …

29 04, 2021

Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload

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When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of …

29 04, 2021

EPA to Investigate U.S. Virgin Islands Refinery Incidents

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to send experts and staff to a recently reopened U.S. Caribbean refinery as soon as this week to conduct an investigation, the agency said in a Tuesday statement after some residents said an …

29 04, 2021

Unhappy Investor Caltagirone to Snub Generali Meeting

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MILAN – Leading Generali investor Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone will snub its AGM on Thursday in the first public sign that the businessman is unhappy with the balance of power among shareholders, three sources close to the matter said. Tensions among …

28 04, 2021

Court Upends $6M Wisconsin Lead Paint Ruling But More Cases to Come

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Peter Earle has been fighting for child victims of lead paint poisoning for more than 20 years and he and his fellow lawyers for the cause are not about to let another legal setback affecting three cases keep him from …

28 04, 2021

EU Set to Approve Aon-Willis Merger; More Concessions Unlikely: Reuters

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Insurance broker Aon is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson without having to offer more concessions, people familiar with the matter said. Aon, which clinched the deal a year ago …